The Daily Bruin sat down for an interview with Jay Handal, president of the West L.A. Chamber of Commerce and owner of San Gennaro Café. We asked Handal about the economic problems facing Westwood and the possible solutions. Read more...

For the first time in eight years, the University of California’s governing board voted Monday to raise systemwide student fees and a $135 hike is now set to go into effect spring quarter. Read more...

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani delivered an address on “Leadership in Difficult Times” at UCLA Dec. 12, kicking off a three-day interdisciplinary conference held on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Read more...

UCLA head football coach Bob Toledo was fired Monday, two days after the Bruins (7-5, 4-4 Pac-10) finished the season with a 48-27 loss to Pac-10 champion Washington State (10-2, 7-1). Read more...

Westwood has been robbed of Christmas cheer by the dismantling of a Village organization originally intended to improve existing city conditions and help in making its atmosphere more attractive. Read more...